ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda.

SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Main Street, Nakasongola Town Council-UGANDA

P.O Box 25424- Kampala, Uganda, Telephone +256 393374048, Mobile: 0774368726,

 Quarter2 May -July 2025 Project Report

PROJECT: ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda.

The project under name “ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda” targets to strengthen capacity for school dropouts in using ICT skills to facilitate innovations based on latest ICT trends as a requirement to improve youth productivity for livelihood resilience.

CELEBRATED OUTCOME- Quarter1 February-April 2025 Achievements

Approximately 100 youths in the pilot rural district out of the target 1,000 have been trained in trained video recording and editing, develop apps, document processing, internet use to access content for education, agriculture, healthcare, climate and environmental protection, data collection and analysis tools, online marketing and conferencing.

The project has currently started boosting youth productivity and savings for households Incomes as a need for supporting economic recovery in rural communities.

Completed Activities- Quarter1 February-April 2025.

• Identification of 5 Youths sub county zones.
• Sensitization of community leadersin 5 pilot youths sub zones.
• Procurement of ICT devices-Tablets, SmartPhones and computers.
• Identification of secure buildings for Community ICT Training Centers.
• Identification of farmers target group representatives.
• Set up of 1 Community ICT Training/resource Center in 1 youths zone.

Planned Activities for Quarter2 May-July 2025

(Targeting over 200 youths to have ICT skilling)

• Identification of more 200 youths school dropouts-ICT skills needs assessment.
• Set up of 2 more Community ICT Training/resource Centers in the same pilot rural district.
• Training of youths-in 2 zones-for 3 months.

Next Quarter3 (Aug-Nov 2025) BUDGET SUMMARY- USD 18,000

Project: Target Costs Amount (USD) -USD 18,000

ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda (USD 18,000) targeting over 100 beneficiaries for quarter3-2025

Operational Overhead costs=USD 10,000

Programs Activities=USD 8,000

Grand total=USD 18,000

SOURCES OF FUNDS:

EXPECTED FROM LOCAL SOURCES=USD 8,000

EXPECTED FROM GLOBAL GIVING=USD 10,000

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET (Aug-Nov 2025)=USD 18,000

 Existing Challenges:

• Limited funds for setting up and hiring ICT training and resource centers, tutors wage, and monitoring tools.
• Slow decision making by authorities in providing secure community ICT Recreation/meeting centers to facility faster setting up for ICT resource center.
• Ineffective ICT devices-need more new devices to facilitate effective trainings.
• Illiteracy of target persons-they are slow in conceptualization of ICT knowledge.
• Communication barriers with the target groups-school dropouts.

Sample Pictures Below:

• Figure 1HIRED ICT devices technician at the Refugee Assistance distribution Point.
• Figure 2ICT Resource Center-Sensitization-of-Community-Local-leaders

Compiled by Salim KIGUNDU-Founder and Partnership Coordinator     

Links:

• Organization Website
• DONATE to YOUTHS-ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda

• Quarter2 May-July 2025 Project Report (PDF)
  

SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Main Street, Nakasongola Town Council-UGANDA

P.O Box 25424- Kampala, Uganda, Telephone +256 393374048, Mobile: 0774368726,

Quarter1 February-March 2025 Project Report

PROJECT: ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda.

 The project under name “ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda” targets to strengthen capacity for school dropouts in using ICT skills to facilitate innovations based on latest ICT trends as a requirement to improve youth productivity for livelihood resilience.

CELEBRATED OUTCOME- Quarter1 February-April 2025 Achievements

Approximately 100 youths in the pilot rural district out of the target 1,000 have been trained in trained video recording and editing, develop apps, document processing, internet use to access content for education, agriculture, healthcare, climate and environmental protection, data collection and analysis tools, online marketing and conferencing.

The project has currently started boosting youth productivity and savings for households Incomes as a need for supporting economic recovery in rural communities.

Completed Activities- Quarter1 February-April 2025.

• Identification of 5 Youths sub county zones.
• Sensitization of community leadersin 5 pilot youths sub zones.
• Procurement of ICT devices-Tablets, SmartPhones and computers.
• Identification of secure buildings for Community ICT Training Centers.
• Identification of farmers target group representatives.
• Set up of 1 Community ICT Training/resource Center in 1 youths zone.

Planned Activities for Quarter2 May-July 2025 (Targeting over 200 youths to have ICT skilling)

• Identification of more 200 youths school dropouts-ICT skills needs assessment.
• Set up of 2 more Community ICT Training/resource Centers in the same pilot rural district.
• Training of youths-in 2 zones-for 3 months.

Next Quarter2 (May-July 2025) BUDGET SUMMARY- USD 32,150

ICT Skilling to Rural School Dropouts in Uganda (USD 32,150) targeting over 200 beneficiaries for second quarter2-2025

Operational Overhead costs               USD 17,072

Programs Activities                              USD 15,078

Grand total                                            USD 32.150

EXPECTED FROM LOCAL SOURCES                   USD 12,000

EXPECTED FROM GLOBAL GIVING                     USD 20,385

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET (April-June 2025)      USD 32,150

Existing Challenges:

• Slow decision making by authorities in providing secure community ICT Recreation/meeting centers to facility faster setting up for ICT resource center.
• Ineffective ICT devices-need more new devices to facilitate effective trainings.
• Limited funds for setting up and hiring ICT training and resource centers, tutors wage, and monitoring tools.
• Illiteracy of target persons-they are slow in conceptualization of ICT knowledge.
• Communication barriers with the target groups-school dropouts.

Sample Pictures Below:

Figure 1HIRED ICT Training Center.

 https://communityict.org/projects/?album=661&album_ses=1#aigpl-album-gallery-1

Proposed Community ICT Training Center

Figure 2ICT Resource Center-1.

Sensitization-of-Community-Local-leaders

Compiled by Salim KIGUNDU-Founder and Partnership Coordinator    

Links:

• HELP DONATE to ICT Skilling to Rural School dropouts
• Organization Website
• HELP DONATE

• Quarter1 February-March 2025 Project Report (PDF)